Archive for August, 2010
Barely a word is spoken and that is a limitation at points with slightly too
Barely a word is spoken and that is a limitation at points, with slightly too much whimsical kidult clowning. Gregor’s sister swiftly begins to resemble a member of the Jungmadel, if not a brutal contemporary prison guard, while his uniformed father ominously starts shouting that work will set everyone free.In Longwave, directed and co-devised by [...]
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The outcome would be 500 million extra hours of activity at a cost of £1
The outcome would be 500 million extra hours of activity at a cost of £1.21p per hour. A quarter of the population is obese and getting fatter, and even a 10 per cent reduction would save £600m a year. These individuals will probably never play at the highest levels, but the fact that they play [...]
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This season we have had William Boyd’s World War Two and Cold War thriller Restless so good that as far as
This season we have had William Boyd’s World War Two and Cold War thriller Restless, so good that, as far as I’m concerned, it is simply his most recent literary novel; and now last year’s Man Booker winner, John Banville, having published 14 highly cerebral literary novels, has given us, in Christine Falls, an account [...]
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Damaged ligaments in the same knee in First Test and after 16 months out he hopes to be
Damaged ligaments in the same knee in First Test, and after 16 months out he hopes to be back in the next fortnight.Jonny Wilkinson (Fly-half, Newcastle and England)Where do you start? Wilkinson’s worst lay-off was a spell of one match in 38 weeks following the 2003 World Cup, with injuries in neck and shoulder. It [...]
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The noise is a disappointment too – distant and subdued not enough flatulence for my liking
The noise is a disappointment too – distant and subdued, not enough flatulence for my liking. I realise it seems a little contradictory to be asking for more of something while criticising a car for overkill, but a more distinctive timbre would help make the Turbo seem a little less earnest and a little more [...]
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Upon being asked to bring cutlery she reappears with a single knife for the entire table
Upon being asked to bring cutlery, she reappears with a single knife for the entire table. And with the solid, stolid, somewhat scorched Bramley apple crumble (£5.50) that lies awash in a huge moat of flavourless custard, I am brought a knife and fork.I must pause here and offer my thanks, yet again, for the [...]
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Thereafter he intimated he will have as much to say as anyone
Thereafter, he intimated, he will have as much to say as anyone.Warren Hegg’s form with the bat has been one of Lancashire’s few highlights this season, and the veteran wicketkeeper gave Crawley aggressive support, passing 50 for the seventh time this season.A Lancashire win is not assured however; no able batsman should be easily dismissed [...]
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